Q: Is 411,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 411,840 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 411,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 18 20 22 24 26 30 32 33 36 39 40 44 45 48 52 55 60 64 65 66 72 78 80 88 90 96 99 104 110 117 120 130 132 143 144 156 160 165 176 180 192 195 198 208 220 234 240 260 264 286 288 312 320 330 352 360 390 396 416 429 440 468 480 495 520 528 572 576 585 624 660 704 715 720 780 792 832 858 880 936 960 990 1,040 1,056 1,144 1,170 1,248 1,287 1,320 1,430 1,440 1,560 1,584 1,716 1,760 1,872 1,980 2,080 2,112 2,145 2,288 2,340 2,496 2,574 2,640 2,860 2,880 3,120 3,168 3,432 3,520 3,744 3,960 4,160 4,290 4,576 4,680 5,148 5,280 5,720 6,240 6,336 6,435 6,864 7,488 7,920 8,580 9,152 9,360 10,296 10,560 11,440 12,480 12,870 13,728 15,840 17,160 18,720 20,592 22,880 25,740 27,456 31,680 34,320 37,440 41,184 45,760 51,480 68,640 82,368 102,960 137,280 205,920 and 411,840, with no remainder.

Since 411,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 411,840, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).